The Lindenwood baseball team (23-18, 12-8 GLVC) split Saturday's doubleheader with No. 23 Drury (29-12, 14-6 GLVC) at Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles, Mo. The Lions won the first game 5-4, before falling 5-4 in the second game.
GAME ONE OVERVIEW
The Lions surrendered a run early in the game, falling behind 1-0 after the second inning.
Jayce Maag tied the game up in the bottom of the fourth after driving in
Jack Meyer on a single to left field. Drury regained its lead in the next half inning, but the Lions responded with a big inning in the bottom of the fifth.
Will Lanxon led off the frame with a single up the middle, and scored from first base on a double by
Ambrose Russo to tie the game at 2-2. Russo advanced to third on a wild pitch, and crossed the plate on an-RBI single up the middle by
Kolby Schulte. Later in the inning, the Lions had runners at first and second with two outs.
Sam Kissane hit a single to center field which allowed Schulte to score, but
Michael Ward took advantage of a throwing error by the Panthers to make it a 5-2 lead. Drury scored a pair of runs in the top of the seventh, but
Niko Marshall secured the win by getting the final two outs in his first save of the season.
GAME ONE LEADERS
Sam Kissane (2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 2B)
Ambrose Russo (1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B)
Calvin Nowak (1-for-2, 2 BB)
GAME TWO OVERVIEW
Lindenwood generated the first run of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning, after Russo scored on a wild pitch to make it a 1-0 lead. The Panthers quickly answered with four runs in the top of the fifth on four hits and one error. The Lions were able to get one run back on an-RBI single by Meyer in the sixth, but stranded two on the bases.
In the seventh inning, the Lions had the go-ahead run at first base, but again stranded three runners to stay within two runs. The two teams traded runs in the eighth frame, as Ward brought in Meyer on a double to make it a 5-3 game heading into the final inning. Lindenwood was able to get a run across on an-RBI single by Nowak, but the Panthers held on to split the doubleheader.
GAME TWO LEADERS
Jack Meyer (2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI)
Jayce Maag (2-for-3, 1 BB, 1 SB)
Calvin Nowak (2-for-5, 1 RBI)
UP NEXT
Lindenwood will hit the road to take on Rockhurst in a four-game set starting on Friday at 1:00 p.m. in Kansas City, Mo.
